Web Storage API
E242839
The Web Storage API is a web platform feature that allows websites to store key-value data in a user's browser more persistently and securely than traditional cookies, typically via localStorage and sessionStorage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Web Storage API canonical | 4 |
| Web Storage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2175064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Web Storage API Context triple: [Storage Standard, definesAPIFor, Web Storage API]
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A.
Cache Storage API
The Cache Storage API is a web platform feature that lets applications programmatically store and retrieve network responses, enabling offline support and efficient resource caching for modern web apps.
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B.
Filestore
Filestore is a managed network file storage service on Google Cloud that provides scalable, high-performance file systems for applications running in the cloud.
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C.
Background Sync API
The Background Sync API is a web platform feature that lets web applications defer actions like network requests until the user has a stable internet connection, enabling more reliable offline-capable experiences.
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D.
Whispersync
Whispersync is an Amazon Kindle technology that automatically syncs a reader’s last page read, bookmarks, and annotations across devices and apps.
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E.
easyStorage
easyStorage is a self-storage and related services brand within the easyGroup family of low-cost consumer businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Web Storage API Target entity description: The Web Storage API is a web platform feature that allows websites to store key-value data in a user's browser more persistently and securely than traditional cookies, typically via localStorage and sessionStorage.
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A.
Cache Storage API
The Cache Storage API is a web platform feature that lets applications programmatically store and retrieve network responses, enabling offline support and efficient resource caching for modern web apps.
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B.
Filestore
Filestore is a managed network file storage service on Google Cloud that provides scalable, high-performance file systems for applications running in the cloud.
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C.
Background Sync API
The Background Sync API is a web platform feature that lets web applications defer actions like network requests until the user has a stable internet connection, enabling more reliable offline-capable experiences.
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D.
Whispersync
Whispersync is an Amazon Kindle technology that automatically syncs a reader’s last page read, bookmarks, and annotations across devices and apps.
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E.
easyStorage
easyStorage is a self-storage and related services brand within the easyGroup family of low-cost consumer businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Web API
ⓘ
browser storage technology ⓘ |
| advantageOverCookies |
larger storage capacity
ⓘ
no automatic transmission with every HTTP request ⓘ per-origin storage separation ⓘ simpler key-value access model ⓘ |
| canBeClearedBy | user clearing site data ⓘ |
| canBeDisabledBy | browser privacy settings ⓘ |
| comparedTo | HTTP cookies ⓘ |
| dataType | string values ⓘ |
| definedInSpecification |
W3C Web Application technologies
ⓘ
surface form:
W3C Web Storage specification
|
| designGoal |
provide more persistent storage than session cookies
ⓘ
simplify client-side storage compared to cookies ⓘ |
| eventTriggeredWhen | storage area changes in another document of the same origin ⓘ |
| eventType | storage event ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Window interface
ⓘ
WorkerGlobalScope in some environments ⓘ |
| introducedApprox | late 2000s ⓘ |
| keyType | string keys ⓘ |
| limitation |
storage quota limits per origin
ⓘ
synchronous access model ⓘ |
| methodProvided |
clear
ⓘ
getItem ⓘ key ⓘ removeItem ⓘ setItem ⓘ |
| partOf |
Open Web Platform
ⓘ
surface form:
Web platform
|
| persistenceBehavior |
localStorage persists across browser sessions
ⓘ
sessionStorage is cleared when the browsing session ends ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
client-side data storage
ⓘ
state persistence in web applications ⓘ |
| propertyProvided | length ⓘ |
| providesInterface |
localStorage
ⓘ
sessionStorage ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Cache Storage API
ⓘ
Cookies API ⓘ Indexed Database API ⓘ
surface form:
IndexedDB API
|
| scope | per-origin ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
not directly sent over the network
ⓘ
restricted to same-origin access ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| storageModel | key-value pairs ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
modern desktop browsers
ⓘ
modern mobile browsers ⓘ |
| supportsPersistenceType |
per-session storage via sessionStorage
ⓘ
persistent storage via localStorage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
caching non-sensitive application data
ⓘ
maintaining simple client-side state ⓘ remembering user preferences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Web Storage API Description of subject: The Web Storage API is a web platform feature that allows websites to store key-value data in a user's browser more persistently and securely than traditional cookies, typically via localStorage and sessionStorage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Web Storage